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Household of James Taylor (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Taylor and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Taylor, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Taylor, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and John (born 1880 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, William (born 1865 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and James's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1867 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Wife
Male

William

Dews

Step Son
Female

Elizabeth

Dews

Step Daughter
Male

Thomas

Taylor

Son
Female

Mary

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Son
Male

John

Taylor

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Elizabeth

Taylor

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

William

Dews

Step Son

Single

16

1865

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Dews

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Taylor

Son

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Taylor

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Taylor

Son

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Taylor

Son

Single

1

1880

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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